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Courses
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University Life
University Life
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Accessibility & LanguageStrategic Development & Evaluation Programme
Strategic Development and Evaluation Programme
Programme Overview
The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) has developed a Strategic Development and Evaluation programme. Building on our extensive experience in this field and with a view to supporting sustainable innovation within related sectors, the aim of the programme is to provide a research-directed platform to inform the strategic development and evaluation of services, policies, national programmes and community projects related to ageing and the life course.
Services provided:
- Desk-based and primary field research to inform the design, development and implementation of programmes
- Support for strategic programme development and review
- Establishment of evaluation systems and protocols
- Review of programme specific state-of-the-art knowledge and research evidence
- Evaluations focused on processes, outcomes, and impacts and those of a formative and summative nature
Methods and Areas of Expertise
Desk-based scoping and systematic reviews; survey design and administration and structured interviewing; secondary data analysis; semi-structured and in-depth interviewing; focus group discussions and group facilitation; participatory methods; peer-research training and co-production processes for the promotion of user perspectives.
Completed Research & Evaluation Projects
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Promoting Civic Engagement in Later Life through the Touchstone ProgrammeIrish Centre for Social Gerontology |
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Deprivation and its Measurement in Later LifeIrish Centre for Social Gerontology |
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Evaluating the Impact of Membership of Active Retirement Ireland on the Lives of Older PeopleIrish Centre for Social Gerontology |
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The Bealtaine Festival: A Celebration of Older People in the ArtsIrish Centre for Social Gerontology |
